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What's one thing CAPISTRANO EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YSLETA ISD·NCES 484668005310
Capistrano Elementary School
240 MECCA DR, EL PASO, TX 79907 · (915) 434-8600 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
406 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
29.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 18.0% | 29.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 20.0% | 33.0% | 37.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Capistrano Elementary School
Capistrano Elementary School's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capistrano Elementary School this school | 415 | 97.8% | 22.8% |
| Russell Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 418 | 97.8% | 43.1% |
| Grulla Elementary School GRULLA | 414 | 97.3% | 57.4% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School PHARR | 403 | 98.3% | 53.5% |
| Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School SAN JUAN | 401 | 98.0% | 41.3% |
| Carmen Anaya Elementary School PHARR | 429 | 97.2% | 51.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Capistrano Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #4,168 of 4,401 | #130 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,955 of 4,466 ▲ 117 | #128 of 133 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,322 of 4,466 ▼ 331 | #133 of 133 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,658 of 3,998 | #100 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #3,370 of 4,938 | #99 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,783 of 4,622 | #56 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.9% | #4,424 of 4,628 | #124 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #205 of 4,789 | #2 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #2,633 of 2,838 | #92 of 93 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
415
-68 (-14%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 415 | 29.1 | 14.3:1 | 98% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 31.9 | 13.7:1 | 97% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 32.2 | 14.3:1 | 97% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 97% (470) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 29.1 | 14.7:1 | 93% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 73% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 47 | 16.0:1 | 85% (640) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 43% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 63 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Capistrano Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (427 to 415); teachers unchanged (29.1 to 29.1).
About Capistrano Elementary School
Capistrano Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in EL PASO, Texas. It has an enrollment of 415 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 20% below average.
YSLETA ISD is responsible for 49 schools, Capistrano Elementary School included, with 34,062 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Capistrano Elementary School, about 99 are Hispanic. That is higher than the 83% Hispanic share among all El Paso County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 3%.
A staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.3:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 0.8 students per teacher. By family income, 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County is 24 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Capistrano Elementary School is 9.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 22.8%. Predicted: 31.9%.
The school is in El Paso County, where the median household earns about $59,806 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Across El Paso County, 273 public schools serve about 165,404 students.
Ysleta Middle School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Capistrano Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Capistrano Elementary School places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 483 (2020-21) to 415 (2024-25).
This page collects posts and questions about Capistrano Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in YSLETA ISD
- Eastwood High SchoolHigh · 2,295 students
- Bel Air High SchoolHigh · 1,866 students
- Del Valle High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Parkland High SchoolHigh · 1,565 students
- J M Hanks High SchoolHigh · 1,364 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,280 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Other Capistrano Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Capistrano Elementary. Capistrano Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Capistrano ElementaryModesto, CA · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Ysleta Middle School0.6 mi · 682
- Ysleta High School0.8 mi · 1,168
- Ysleta Elementary School0.8 mi · 329
- Presa Elementary School1.2 mi · 289
- Lancaster Elementary School1.6 mi · 517
- Del Valle Middle School1.7 mi · 969
Frequently asked questions
About Capistrano Elementary SchoolHow large is Capistrano Elementary School?
Capistrano Elementary School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Capistrano Elementary School serve?
Capistrano Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Capistrano Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Capistrano Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Capistrano Elementary School?
Student demographics at Capistrano Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is Capistrano Elementary School in?
Capistrano Elementary School is part of YSLETA ISD.
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